oak orchard fishing report 2021

Any future precip could raise flows and bring back dirty water color. Then coupled with the mixed bag of Atlantics and steelhead and cohos, the hook up chances sound pretty good. Be one of the lucky few that experiences good fishing as it takes place instead of hearing that famous quote, you should have been here yesterday!, Tight lines and smooth drags! Watch for other changes soon like more content to this website. Fishing pressure is down all around, especially in the Oak. Sean Morrow - Procurement Officer - Oak Ridge National Laboratory This weekend there is a scheduled white-water release, that plus the cooler temperatures should attract a better push. Even during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, getting outdoors and connecting with nature while angling in New Yorks waters is a great way to help maintain mental and physical health. While enjoying the outdoors, please continue to follow theCDC/New York State Department of Health guidelines(leaves DECs website) for preventing the spread of colds, flu, and COVID-19: When fishing, DEC recommends avoiding busy waters andfollowing the guidelines on DECs website about fishing responsibly in New York State. For now after the past weekend it looks like flows are back down some in the Oak to about med or slightly high and less stained. My anglers have been relaying positive feedback from restaurants from the Point thru Albion and Medina. After that for end of week and weekend, the forecast is back to cold temps and another round of measurable snow. Same set up as the night before. We ended the morning with all steelhead and a memory that will last forever., Courtesy of Lou Borrelli of Get the Net Fishing Charter, 9/4/21. You can feel the Spring change in the weather now and with ice cover going away on Lake Alice, there will be the typical warming of water temps in the Oak. Sunday morning started out like gang busters. The other area smaller waterways have mod to med flows and are slightly stained at 2+ feet of viz. Reports of lowering flows in Johnson Creek and we are unsure why? Trolling in a west direction was tough as the current was making it difficult. We had the pleasure of taking out an 81 year old father with his daughter (pictured left). The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. This mid week warmup should likely only stall the right of drop and clear in the Oak and other area smaller waterways. First week of Sep 2019 with lots more chances ahead. The medium to slightly high flows in the Oak are proving to be a nice draw for Kings. If theres steelhead in the Oak then more then likely theres a few slinking up those smaller waterways too. Water temps had warmed up prob near 40 F and should retreat again in the near term. For more information call 888-733-5246 or visit their website at www.loc.org . A little more precipitation from the end of the past weekend and beginning part of this week has bumped up the trib flows slightly. Egg patterns work best to generate strikes. The canal season for navigation ended October 13th and some sections are being lowered. Some rain showers and gloom and breezy conditions today (Tuesday). New open Lake steelhead creel limits should help overall survivability too. West side state launch slated to open ASAP. Orleans County Fishing Report June 1, 2021 Beginning May 19, 2021, NY will be adopting CDC guidelines on mask use. Johnson Creek had a nice bump in flows and got stained and guys reported some salmon on the move there. Coldish days in the low 30s F and 20s at night look to be dropping trib flows to the east at Sandy quicker then flows to the west at Johnson. There is some icing up in spots but theres still drifting slots to be found. Production of hard copies is finished and have been delivered to License Issuing Agents. Stephen Shen of STS guide service says: The end of the annual salmon run is coming to an end in the upper salmon river. Theres probably still some old Orleans Outdoor content out there on the web and Goggle. A few more guys out on the Oak today than the past weekend, but still not all that much fishing pressure. Rick Hajecki from Crazy Yankee Sportfishingreminds boaters to Not be a fool in the fog and use your radar as they almost had an incident last week while fishing. Temps for the weekend are forecast to rebound back into the 40s F. Water flows are def enough to encourage some fresh fish migrations at any time and the water color now is in a sweet spot for good presentations. That flow is still actually fishable unless its high AND dirty. If the forecast is realized with any significant rain, then flows all around could be back on the rise and going off color. That may well all blow out after this latest round of precipitation. So, flows, weather and fishing action are somewhat up and down. Rick Hajecki from Crazy Yankee Sportfishing. Remember as these kings start to stage that their preferred water temps are also changing. Thin reports from anglers, so far, the beginning part of the week but thru the past weekend guys were still into a few fish. Theres no obvious movement of fish around the Oak rivermouth either, although there has been a few Kings caught there by the casting foot soldiers. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) Once pressured, browns may move a little distance from the tails of the salmon but they will still likely be in the closest broken water downstream. The week ahead looks mostly clear with seasonal temps and then colder again toward the end of the week. New Fall Fishing Program. Nice big fresh King drifting action on the backside of high flows from end of Sept rains. Best spoon is a gold laser spook. Any significant rainfall could raise flows up more with dirtier water color. IMO one nice silver fish is worth a whole bunch old upstream darkies. I have been fishing my clients from 50-150 ft. By admin septembrie 15, 2021 Articles. Stay at the shop lodge (Licorice Lodge) close to the Oak Orchard River fishing action! Hopefully the fishing pressure overall is likewise spread out like the fish. A good WNW wind thru last night probably moved more fish near shore or into the tribs from Lake Ontario but dont look for those fish to loiter in estuary or rivermouth spots at this point in the season. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Some reports of stained water color to the east which could be a result of Canal drainage. More fish are holding and staging now in fast water areas below the dam. Oak Orchard River mouth mid Apr 2019. Divers fired from 90-115 out on 2.5 settings. Stay tuned! Be sure you contact NYSDEC with comments on the predation from over-abundant cormorants and the impacts on the young stocked salmonids. Bob! With the full moon arriving today, fall fishing is moving into a transition period for a variety of species. So for now the drifting and swinging conditions look pretty good. Fishing pressure light and angler reports thin. Flows in the Oak are on the drop slightly after a bump up from the past weekends rain. Private launches are available while public launches wait to reopen. Hard copies can be requested by emailing FWFish@dec.ny.gov. Mixed bag action on the Oak, mostly salmon action on the other area smaller tribs. More then not, fish are still in good green shape. The Tourism Dept has also been busy redesigning an Orleans County Fishing Map Pad (1117) that will be distributed throughout the county. Forecast thru this week remaining after today is for warm temps in the 40sF. With these colder temps the fish are reasonably hardy, they wont be later on. And really you may not want to give up completely on salmon efforts just yet. The state is funding the effort as part of the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. Courtesy Ron Bierstine, Only a smattering of anglers spread out in the Oak and other area tribs finding good salmon action for fish spread from rivermouth areas all the way upstream to fast water spots. View the calendar of releases at this link:CanalsNY Fall Fishing Program. On the dates not included above both before and after anglers can still fish any of the water adjacent to the Archers Club but access will have to be by walking and wading from downstream at the Park Ave Ext Fishing Trail or from upstream at the Waterport dam. Here we go on a nice warm up again for more seasonal spring like temps this week. On the Oak its been exceptionally weedy and duckweedy but some of that material is moving out now. Like Saturday, our bites were on spoons and meat. Forecast is mostly clear thru the upcoming week, no significant impact expected from the upcoming east coast storm. (There will be no fees for the 2021 canal boating season.) The fish are going to turn on and off there so persistence is the name of the game and long and light presentations. They also caught their biggest king at 27-1/2 pounds. The other area smaller tribs have medium flows and slightly stained water color. Mid week at dawn 1 for 2 with this nice fresh hen landed at the Oakrivermouth. Oak Orchard "Big Boy" Tournaments-- 2021 dates Cool if not coldish temps forecast thru this week with rain showers. Downstream slow water spots are for sure locked up and even upstream all the way to the dam is frozen except for a rivulet here and there or if you were to break something open. The 2021 New York State fishing guide can be found at dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html for downloading and printing at home. Real nice flows by steelhead standards. Lots of anglers anxious to get out there, and a few are, but the Kings are pretty much following a normal script as far as timing. Most action came on our Cannon Downriggers fished 30-50 down with sliders. Lots of young browns bodes well for future trib fish and this bigger rutted out fish begs the question where were you last fall?! Plenty of salmon are spawning now in the higher flows and some of the post spawn zombies will be flushed out along with lots of other weeds and debris. No doubt well have concentrations of Kings into November. Look for flows maintained around the slightly high/slightly stained for now. A fall cool down on the backside of the weekend rains is upon us! Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020 2,550 views Oct 21, 2020 21 Dislike Share Save survivalbracelet Kits 2.78K subscribers Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020. Look for flows to stay similar since the Canal feed is scheduled to continue thru the first part of Dec.Any significant precipitation could cause flows to go higher. Think something like flows going from low to not so low. The last few weeks out of Bald Eagle Marina we have been fishing offshore as there has been some good steelhead action with a few teenage kings in the mix. Now some silver browns hooked up too, as has been the case on the smaller tribs like to the east. We are hearing of a few more browns now in the Oak, especially thru yesterday. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. The area smaller trib flows bumped up slightly while flows in the Oak have kept humming along at about slightly high and slightly stained. Best spoon is a gold laser spook. Backside of higher and dirtier early spring flows means some hard fighting steelhead. Albion, NY 14411 It wont break the drought conditions but it may just perk up the action in the area smaller tribs. Most noticeable drop will be the Oak since the Canal flows are also throttling back. The next significant rise in flows may bring on some fresh steelhead action thru March. For moreinformation about the benefits of being outdoors safely and responsibly, go to DECs website. Flows in the Oak are about medium and slightly stained with about 2 ft of visibility. The Oak Orchard Harbor is in the process of being dredged which started last week (8/25) and is expected to finished mid September. It was all spoon and meat bite Saturday. Past weekend action a little slower perhaps a result of increased fishing pressure. 2021. A trip to the Oak Orchard River and WNY to fish for World Class trout and salmon is still easily the best bargain in trophy fishing. The gate at the top of the driveway will be closed at 2PM for no entry after that. The winner of the Salmon Division was just 1 oz less and caught by Aiden Stafford of Rochester on U Betcha. It includes a county map with the designated public fishing access points and boat ramps, tackle & bait shops, marinas and popular fish species of Orleans County. Flows in the other tribs bracketing east and west look like they are back up some. Despite the cold, a few diehards have been out there scoring on a some smaller browns and a few fine looking chrome steelhead. We recommend wearing cleats and to always be careful crossing. Spring will offer up only so many cold water chances! Stream Conditions - Fish Oak Orchard Fishing Updates Click to subscribe to Orleans County's Weekly Fishing Report (written by Ron) weekend Sat Feb 25. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Upstream action so far mainly for a few fish at the dam. This latest rise in flows and continued cool down should kick off better brown trout migrations in the Oak setting up good drifting chances into November and maybe into December with reasonable weather hanging in. Chance of an inch or so of area wide snow tonight on the Lake Ontario plain with 2-3 inches expected to the south. A little more rivermouth action now. Read more on the Hub. Depending on your perspective some might call it only slightly high. Orleans County Tourism Rigger: 65-95 down. With cool water temperatures, rig depths of 30 to 80 ft down are getting Troutman 2 anglers kings coho and some whopper lake trout! Value 4.2. Fathers Day Outing with Get the Net Charters. Even during the current COVID-19 public health crisis, getting outdoors and connecting with nature while angling in New Yorks waters is a great way to help maintain mental and physical health. New migrations of fresh fish could come anytime during this part of the season with good flows or especially with any bump up in trib flows. Pete Alex of Vision Quest Charters reports that he caught a limit of salmon and trout both days last weekend out of Wilson. Crabs are working off 3-way rigs, as are Ned rigs and swim baits. Put a 10+ lb. Oh winds could shift it this way and that would mean well get some snow. Look for flows all around to continue to drop and clear and we might begin to see some icing at least in the smaller waterways. No doubt a lot of King action came and went on the previous higher and off color flows. Flows should stay up thanks to exceptional upstream supplies even as water color should continue to improve. Oak Orchard River Salmon Fishing October 21, 2020 - YouTube Expect daily water level fluctuations this time of the year because of leaf fall and wind. And lest we forget brown trout where world-class waters such as Niagara River, Oswego River, Oak Orchard Creek, Eighteenmile Creek, Sandy Creek and Maxwell Creek provide peak fishing opportunities in November and December. Hopefully the fishing pressure overall is likewise spread out like the fish. More then likely flows will be on the rise in the near future and hydro managers could bump flows up beforehand in anticipation of higher run of the river flows to come. Captain Mikes recommendation is using mainly a flasher fly bite yellow flashers, blue green flies. Plenty of water cover in the Oak for a few fresh brown trout or getting toward more post spawn fish. There are now very small spurts of kings coming through. Flows in the Oak are high, close to blown and dirty. A spate of water there too might drop back fish to downstream spots where guys are drifting and also bring on the last of the fresh run fish. No consistent cool down or big freshets yet so the action has been on and off. After several days of strong west winds both charter and Rec boats got back out. Total snow cover in the immediate area may only be 6 inches give or take, but the snow is wind swept bare in spots or drifted in feet otherwise. The team at Orleans County Tourism appreciates it as well as so many anglers we hear from. Flows in the Oak are high and stained with about one foot of visibility. Tuesdays fishing was EPIC despite it being a bit breezy. Good drifting and swinging chances there too with warming water temps and the chance for some fresh fish. Next chance at snow for area wide is for the beginning part of next week. Another cold snap: cold temps today with highs around 40F. Oak Orchard Fishing Report | Fish Tank Facts Less noticeable will be in Sandy since Canal flows there are throttling up. So far a nice start to the action, forecast looking mostly dry and seasonably cool right thru the upcoming weekend. 4/8/22: First time fishing on Lake Ontario, Meagan Hardner caught this lake trout in 50 feet of water straight out of Oak Orchard aboard Get Hooked Sportfishing. Ron Bierstine has wrapped up his stream fishing reports for the season. Water color has improved to about 1 plus feet of viz. If an angler arrives at a parking lot and there are several cars, they should consider going to another parking lot. Fishing Times for Oak Orchard Creek near Albion, New York Most of the area snowpack has now melted although some remains in protected areas. Fishing pressure most days pretty agreeable with salmon anglers falling out of the mix now and only mod numbers of guys pursuing brown trout so far. Most successful trollers are still a bit off shore at least in the 80+ FOW range or more for best action (pictured below). Fishing pressure is light with most guys reporting a few steelhead and/or browns. The trout follow the salmon looking for an egg meal. Flows are moderate to medium and slightly stained at least where you might be able to find a slot with open flows to drift. So, we moved out to 250-300 FOW and things got better. Use caution because the current on the narrow waterway can be dangerous. At the Oak Billboard on the NYS Thruway. Id look for it going high and stained about thru this weekend. Derbies & Tournaments Orleans County Tourism Theres lots of good fishing for salmon, steelhead and brown trout ahead! Wind has subsided and we are on the backside of 3/4 1 inch of rain. Slightly lower flows will likely reveal more browns then thought when the water was higher. A few guys report crowding, but as compared to say last year Id have to say there are a few less guys out and about. And, a big shout-out and congratulations to Crazy Yankee for winning this past weekends 2021 Niagara Pro Am! Flows in the other area smaller tribs are low and mostly clear with some icey conditions. Flows in the Oak are slightly high consisting of a good head of turbine water. The Orleans County Open (formerly known as the Oak Orchard Open) is a combined Salmon and Trout team event to showcase Lake Ontarios tournament teams and recreational anglers. info@orleanscountytourism.com Same for estuary slow water areas on the smaller tribs where guys have had on and off action. For best chances at steelhead action later this winter and spring we might hope for some more colder and typical winter weather for the in between later Dec/early Jan timeframe. The full moon that was maybe responsible for the uptick in migrations just recently is now on the wane. To obtain a map pad or copy of a map, contact us. The lake conditions could not have been better, we just needed to get them on some fish. Well probably continue to see a drawn out salmon run. Theres not a lot of fish spawning or even many zombies yet so that tells you things are progressing slowly. A decent pair of polarized glasses should reveal pods of fish holding around gravel spots. Warmer temps near 70F are in the forecast for the weekend. The only sure way to know is to get out there and make a few drifts! Water color was stained with probably greater then a foot but less then 2 feet of viz. Saturdays afternoon trip was one of the best weve seen. The forecast ahead for end of week and Christmas weekend looks challenging. A dropping and clearing water scenario is a contrast for what youd rather see as rising or high flows for best chances at fresh fish migrations. But with cooler temps this week, the water temp has finally started dropping. Flows in the Oak are slightly high with water color about 1 2 ft of slightly stained viz. A fair amount of weeds are being discharged, especially noticeable in downstream areas. Water temps have remained downright cool late into this season despite up and down flows. No significant icing on any waterway. When flows are reduced temporarily, it reveals pretty good numbers of fish. Otherwise its a little tough to report on average fishing conditions. Stay tuned and keep tabs on the weather and water flows and get out there when you can. Its all about water flows Water flows are the single biggest factor in encouraging upstream movements of fish during the fall, winter and spring trib seasons. For now temps are in the high 30s F and falling short of the predicted near 50 F. Look for all the trib flows to be on the rise and going off color. With any luck well get some measurable liquid precip to help flows out. Both inshore structure, mid water and offshore has a mixed bag catch available. After a few hours the bite slowed so we decided to go to Laker land. Herring Twinkie Fly rigs fooled some big uns! Water temps had bumped up into the 40sF and the ice on Lake Alice is gone. A few leftover coho and browns are in the system too. This weeks report is from Ron Bierstine from Oak Orchard Tackle & Lodge: The last shot of rain was Sunday and theres been some cooler weather for the beginning part of this week. Many thanks to all involved in the Reimagine the Canals fishery benefits for WNY and esp NYS Canals outstanding cooperation. LOC Fall Salmon Derby Aug 20th September 6th Fished pretty much 100- 250 feet of water. The rest of the Oak, like after the confluence, were high water fishable by at least this past Sunday thru about yesterday as the overflow levels diminished. The other area smaller tribs are prob going to try and open back up from previous icing with high and dirty flows. You could help give them their last meal! Forecast is for slowly warming up thru this week with chance of rain/snow showers mid week and precipitation again for end of week. All the water, at least in the fishable mile or so stretch below the dam on the Oak, is open and ice free. Early Mar 2022 starting from last fall, thru the winter (weather permitting) and lasting until May! Not surprising since it was a real gloomy overcast wet kind of day that you would expect good fish movement. No lunch will be offered and no fly fishing tourney will be held. Some big steelhead are still in the Oak! They scored 4 king salmon (17-20 lbs) and a trophy sized steelhead weighing in at 16 lbs. McCoy Fishing Line Torpedo Divers A-Tom-Mik Mfg. Fish Oak Orchard - "Your resource for Oak Orchard & WNY tributary angling" Those fish deserve a chance to immigrate back out to the Lake if caught and released back into the turbine channel. POINT BREEZE WEATHER Real light fishing pressure today, only one car observed in the parking spots on the Oak. Current Weather & Flows - Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders Oak Inn Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf: See traveler reviews, 4 candid photos, and great deals for Oak Inn Duesseldorf, ranked #193 of 261 hotels in Dusseldorf and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. Click here for the Brookfield Varick Fish Safely brochure. There are always some exceptional fish caught in the trib season, just check out the pics below and in the archives. A few guys report crowding, but as compared to say last year Id have to say there are a few less guys out and about. Sign up for our FREE Fishing Reports Today! 14016 Route 31 West Thanks, Capt. The exciting news is that the beginning of the fall steelhead migration has started, although its be a slow process given the mid October heat wave! No trolling gear required, you can get in on this action casting or drifting! You can see the Canal drainage influence in the stained color but Canal release flows sure look more tempered in the smaller tribs then say the Oak. Anglers often find flows still a bit high and a bit stained and for sure cold but thats the nature of steelheading and the chance for a multiple hook up day. Flows in the Oak are about med and slightly stained with about 2 ft of viz. Then, with 10 days of flat water, along with the number of tournaments & derbies held and the pressure of a lot of fishing boats within a 10 mile x 1 mile stretch, the fish diminished their desire to bite. Upstream swamp headwater supplies seem brim full so look for flows to be pretty well maintained and on a continued slow clearing.

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